I picked up this '91 LX yesterday. The PO says the crank pulley flew off on him (I'm guessing he didn't torque down the bolt enough). He did have the old pulley and the splines on the pulley look great, so I'm confident the crank itself is not damaged.
The way I understand it, the valvetrain is tied to crankshaft motion via the timing belt, which rides on a splined pulley down on the crankshaft. This pulley appears to be intact and still mounted from what I can see through the timing cover hole where the crankshaft pulley once was. I'm unable to see how smooth the engine's rotation is since the crankshaft bolt is gone, and the battery is dead so I can't crank it that way.
How likely is it that my engine may have incurred damage? How might you all test for that?
The way I understand it, the valvetrain is tied to crankshaft motion via the timing belt, which rides on a splined pulley down on the crankshaft. This pulley appears to be intact and still mounted from what I can see through the timing cover hole where the crankshaft pulley once was. I'm unable to see how smooth the engine's rotation is since the crankshaft bolt is gone, and the battery is dead so I can't crank it that way.
How likely is it that my engine may have incurred damage? How might you all test for that?
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